Capital correspondence recorded in the week ending March 22

Published: Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 9:07 a.m.

Last Modified: Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 9:07 a.m.

The following roll-call votes for area members of the North Carolina General Assembly were recorded in the week ending March 22.

House

HB 18, Youth Skin Cancer Prevention: Prohibits people younger than 18 years of age from using tanning equipment. Introduced by Rep. Mark Hollo, R-Alexander. Adopted 94-22. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Voting yes: Republicans Chuck McGrady, Tim Moffitt, Chris Whitmire.

HB 31, Habitual DWI:

Amends the offense of habitual driving while impaired to include any driving while impaired offense occurring after conviction for the offense of habitual DWI. Introduced by Rep. Pat Hurley, R-Randolph. Adopted 108-10. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire.

HB 40, Habitual DWI:

Amends the offense of habitual impaired driving so that it is defined by conviction on two or more impaired driving offenses. Introduced by Rep. Darren Jackson, D-Wake. Adopted 115-3. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire.

HB 57, Child Nutrition Program Solvency and Support: Prohibits local school administrative units from assessing indirect costs to a child nutrition program unless the program is financially solvent and promotes optimal pricing for child nutrition program foods and supplies. Introduced by Rep. Julia Howard, R-Davie. Adopted 118-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire.

HB 125, Public Agency Computer Code: Clarifies that certain types of proprietary computer code are not a public record. Introduced by Rep. Debra Conrad, R-Forsyth. Adopted 117-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire.

HB 150, Zoning, Design and Aesthetic Controls:

Clarifies when a county or municipality may enact zoning ordinances related to design and aesthetic controls. Introduced by Rep. Nelson Dollar, R-Wake. Adopted 98-18. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire.

HB 161, Mandatory Retirement Age for Mag-istrates: Establishes a mandatory retirement age for magistrates that is equivalent to the mandatory retirement age for justices and judges in North Carolina. Introduced by Rep. Rick Glazier, D-Cumberland. Adopted 87-31. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire.

HB 180, Mechanics Liens/Technical Corrections (Concurrence Vote): Amends various technical corrections to the laws governing mechanics liens, including claims on real property and actions on payments of bonds. Introduced by Rep. Sarah Stevens, R-Surry. Adopted 115-0. Sent to the governor for approval.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire.

HB 183, DWI Blood Tests: Allows hospitals to conduct chemical analyses of blood to determine a person’s blood alcohol concentration or the presence of any other impairing substance. Introduced by Rep. Tim Moore, R-Cleveland. Adopted 118-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire.

HB 209, Domestic Violence/ Civil No-Contact:

Amends the laws pertaining to domestic violence and civil no contact orders to include consent protective orders which shall have the same force and effect as a protective order entered with findings of fact and conclusions of law. Introduced by Rep. Sarah Stevens, R-Surry. Adopted 118-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire.

HB 230, Home School Definition: Amends the law defining home schools so that they are in households where the parents or legal guardians determine the scope and sequence of academic instruction, provide academic instruction and determine additional sources of academic instruction. Introduced by Rep. Chris Malone, R-Wake. Adopted 118-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Yes votes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire.

HB 249, Substitute Teacher Deduction/Personal Leave: Requires local school administrative units to refund the substitute deduction to a teacher taking personal leave if no substitute is hired for that teacher. Introduced by Rep. Bryan Holloway, R-Stokes. Adopted 117-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire.

HB 255, UNC Tuition Surcharge: Provides that certain courses and academic credit hours transferred to a constituent institution shall not be included in the calculation of credit hours for purposes of the tuition surcharge and requires uniform procedures to be implemented in the University of North Carolina system to provide appropriate advance notice when the student is approaching the credit hour limit regarding the tuition surcharge. Introduced by Rep. Rick Glazier, D-Cumberland. Adopted 114-1. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire.

HB 257, Unclaimed Property Program Improvements: Amends the statutes governing the escheat fund to protect the privacy of information collected for the process of paying claims and eliminates the fee paid by holders for filing an extension request. Introduced by Rep. Pat Hurley, R-Randolph. Adopted 114-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire.

SB 50, Discharged Veterans/ Identity Theft Protection: Prevents identity theft of discharged veterans by restricting the release of military service discharge documents. Introduced by Sen. Stan Bingham, R-Davidson. Adopted 117-0. Sent to the governor for approval.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire.

Senate

SB 8, Fine for Vehicle Removal: Increases the fine for the removal of unauthorized vehicles from private lots to $150. Introduced by Sen. Wesley Meredith, R-Cumberland. Adopted 47-0. Sent to the House for consideration.

Voting yes: Republican Tom Apodaca, Democrat Martin Nesbitt.

SB 71, Irrigation Contractors Licensing: Amends the laws regulating irrigation contractors to provide requirements for licensing corporations, to provide for the issuance of licenses to nonresidents and to clarify the fee structure. Introduced by Sen. Tommy Tucker, R-Union. Adopted 47-0. Sent to the House for consideration.

Introduced by Sen. Neal Hunt, R-Wake. Adopted 48-0. Sent to the House for consideration.

Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt.

SB 168, Education Reporting: Eliminates unnecessary reports and clarifies current education program requirements. Introduced by Sen. Tommy Tucker, R-Union. Adopted 48-0. Sent to the House for consideration.

Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt.

SB 200, Forensic Accreditation: Extends the time for local forensic science labs to obtain accreditation until July 1, 2018. Introduced by Sen. Stan Bingham, R-Davidson. Adopted 47-0. Sent to the House for consideration.

Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt.

SB 205, Animal Waste Testing: Eliminates unnecessary soil testing requirements in animal waste management plans by requiring them every three years instead of annually. Introduced by Sen. Michael Walters, D-Robeson. Adopted 48-0. Sent to the House for consideration.

Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt.

SB 207, Water and Sewer Fiscal Health: Provides that the Local Government Commission shall have authority to impound the books and records associated with the water and/or sewer enterprise system of any unit of local government or public authority, to assume full control of all its affairs, or take any lesser actions deemed necessary after three consecutive fiscal years of negative working capital. Introduced by Sen. Tommy Tucker, R-Union. Adopted 47-0. Sent to the House for consideration.

Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt.

SR 262, Recovery of Bill of Rights: Commemorates the recovery of North Carolina’s copy of the Bill of Rights. Introduced by Sen. Tom Apodaca, R-Henderson.

<p>The following roll-call votes for area members of the North Carolina General Assembly were recorded in the week ending March 22. </p><p>House </p><p>HB 18, Youth Skin Cancer Prevention: Prohibits people younger than 18 years of age from using tanning equipment. Introduced by Rep. Mark Hollo, R-Alexander. Adopted 94-22. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: Republicans Chuck McGrady, Tim Moffitt, Chris Whitmire.</p><p>HB 31, Habitual DWI: </p><p>Amends the offense of habitual driving while impaired to include any driving while impaired offense occurring after conviction for the offense of habitual DWI. Introduced by Rep. Pat Hurley, R-Randolph. Adopted 108-10. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire. </p><p>HB 40, Habitual DWI: </p><p>Amends the offense of habitual impaired driving so that it is defined by conviction on two or more impaired driving offenses. Introduced by Rep. Darren Jackson, D-Wake. Adopted 115-3. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire. </p><p>HB 57, Child Nutrition Program Solvency and Support: Prohibits local school administrative units from assessing indirect costs to a child nutrition program unless the program is financially solvent and promotes optimal pricing for child nutrition program foods and supplies. Introduced by Rep. Julia Howard, R-Davie. Adopted 118-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire. </p><p>HB 125, Public Agency Computer Code: Clarifies that certain types of proprietary computer code are not a public record. Introduced by Rep. Debra Conrad, R-Forsyth. Adopted 117-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire. </p><p>HB 150, Zoning, Design and Aesthetic Controls: </p><p>Clarifies when a county or municipality may enact zoning ordinances related to design and aesthetic controls. Introduced by Rep. Nelson Dollar, R-Wake. Adopted 98-18. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire. </p><p>HB 161, Mandatory Retirement Age for Mag-istrates: Establishes a mandatory retirement age for magistrates that is equivalent to the mandatory retirement age for justices and judges in North Carolina. Introduced by Rep. Rick Glazier, D-Cumberland. Adopted 87-31. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire. </p><p>HB 180, Mechanics Liens/Technical Corrections (Concurrence Vote): Amends various technical corrections to the laws governing mechanics liens, including claims on real property and actions on payments of bonds. Introduced by Rep. Sarah Stevens, R-Surry. Adopted 115-0. Sent to the governor for approval.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire. </p><p>HB 183, DWI Blood Tests: Allows hospitals to conduct chemical analyses of blood to determine a person's blood alcohol concentration or the presence of any other impairing substance. Introduced by Rep. Tim Moore, R-Cleveland. Adopted 118-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire. </p><p>HB 209, Domestic Violence/ Civil No-Contact: </p><p>Amends the laws pertaining to domestic violence and civil no contact orders to include consent protective orders which shall have the same force and effect as a protective order entered with findings of fact and conclusions of law. Introduced by Rep. Sarah Stevens, R-Surry. Adopted 118-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire. </p><p>HB 230, Home School Definition: Amends the law defining home schools so that they are in households where the parents or legal guardians determine the scope and sequence of academic instruction, provide academic instruction and determine additional sources of academic instruction. Introduced by Rep. Chris Malone, R-Wake. Adopted 118-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Yes votes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire. </p><p>HB 249, Substitute Teacher Deduction/Personal Leave: Requires local school administrative units to refund the substitute deduction to a teacher taking personal leave if no substitute is hired for that teacher. Introduced by Rep. Bryan Holloway, R-Stokes. Adopted 117-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire. </p><p>HB 255, UNC Tuition Surcharge: Provides that certain courses and academic credit hours transferred to a constituent institution shall not be included in the calculation of credit hours for purposes of the tuition surcharge and requires uniform procedures to be implemented in the University of North Carolina system to provide appropriate advance notice when the student is approaching the credit hour limit regarding the tuition surcharge. Introduced by Rep. Rick Glazier, D-Cumberland. Adopted 114-1. Sent to the Senate for consideration. </p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire. </p><p>HB 257, Unclaimed Property Program Improvements: Amends the statutes governing the escheat fund to protect the privacy of information collected for the process of paying claims and eliminates the fee paid by holders for filing an extension request. Introduced by Rep. Pat Hurley, R-Randolph. Adopted 114-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire. </p><p>SB 50, Discharged Veterans/ Identity Theft Protection: Prevents identity theft of discharged veterans by restricting the release of military service discharge documents. Introduced by Sen. Stan Bingham, R-Davidson. Adopted 117-0. Sent to the governor for approval. </p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire. </p><p>Senate </p><p>SB 8, Fine for Vehicle Removal: Increases the fine for the removal of unauthorized vehicles from private lots to $150. Introduced by Sen. Wesley Meredith, R-Cumberland. Adopted 47-0. Sent to the House for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: Republican Tom Apodaca, Democrat Martin Nesbitt.</p><p>SB 71, Irrigation Contractors Licensing: Amends the laws regulating irrigation contractors to provide requirements for licensing corporations, to provide for the issuance of licenses to nonresidents and to clarify the fee structure. Introduced by Sen. Tommy Tucker, R-Union. Adopted 47-0. Sent to the House for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt. </p><p>SB 83, Volunteer Care at Free Clinics: Encourages volunteer health care in free clinics by limiting the liability of medical and health care providers if the free clinic provides patients with notice of limited liability.</p><p>Introduced by Sen. Stan Bingham, R-Davidson. Adopted 47-0. Sent to the House for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt. </p><p>SB 148, Steel Tubing Exemption: Exempts the bonding of corrugated stainless steel tubing gas piping systems from licensing requirements under the laws pertaining to electrical contractors.</p><p>Introduced by Sen. Neal Hunt, R-Wake. Adopted 48-0. Sent to the House for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt. </p><p>SB 168, Education Reporting: Eliminates unnecessary reports and clarifies current education program requirements. Introduced by Sen. Tommy Tucker, R-Union. Adopted 48-0. Sent to the House for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt. </p><p>SB 200, Forensic Accreditation: Extends the time for local forensic science labs to obtain accreditation until July 1, 2018. Introduced by Sen. Stan Bingham, R-Davidson. Adopted 47-0. Sent to the House for consideration. </p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt. </p><p>SB 205, Animal Waste Testing: Eliminates unnecessary soil testing requirements in animal waste management plans by requiring them every three years instead of annually. Introduced by Sen. Michael Walters, D-Robeson. Adopted 48-0. Sent to the House for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt. </p><p>SB 207, Water and Sewer Fiscal Health: Provides that the Local Government Commission shall have authority to impound the books and records associated with the water and/or sewer enterprise system of any unit of local government or public authority, to assume full control of all its affairs, or take any lesser actions deemed necessary after three consecutive fiscal years of negative working capital. Introduced by Sen. Tommy Tucker, R-Union. Adopted 47-0. Sent to the House for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt. </p><p>SR 262, Recovery of Bill of Rights: Commemorates the recovery of North Carolina's copy of the Bill of Rights. Introduced by Sen. Tom Apodaca, R-Henderson.</p><p>Adopted by voice vote.</p>